Weather and agricultural notices from county fair and cooperatives
The piece notes cold damage to trees prompting growers to withhold pruning until safer to prune. 4H Club members earn encouragement from Dr N Kennedy of the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission who will attend 4H Club Day at the Fair to dedicate their wildlife exhibit. Patronage dividend checks totaling 207.24 are mailed by the Lake County Horticultural Association for insecticide and fungicide purchases. Growers in Tavares involved in Soil Conservation are urged to apply for payment. office is in the third floor jury room northwest corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Fresh Water Fish Commission
N. Kennedy
Lake County Horticultural Association
Tavares
Lake County Woman Grows Eight-Foot Dahlias
A Lake County resident grows dahlias reported by the New York Times via the Jacksonville Times-Union and Orlando Morning Sentinel. The article notes stalks reaching eight feet and flowers about a foot wide, highlighting unusual horticultural feats and regional publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando Morning Sentinel
Jacksonville Times-Union
New York Times
Lake County
Submarine D-1 at Princess Theater Sun and Mon
The article reviews the Warner film Submarine D-1 also titled Dolphin, noting U S Navy cooperation and a studio built mock D-1 for closeups. Pat O’Brien and Wayne Morris star as submarine crewmen with innovations to save the crew and submarine during wartime maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prris
United States Navy Department
Warners
San Diego
Cocos Coco
Panama Canal Zone
Newport
R. I
Frank Wead
Pat O’brien
Wayne Morris
Five Exhibits Advertising Fla to Be Held This Winter
Florida National Exhibits manager Earl W. Brown announces five Florida exhibits this winter. Activities include displays in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania Station and in New York’s Pennsylvania Station from December 20 to March, a Florida sports exhibit at the National Sportsmen's Show in New York February 19 to 26, and two Florida showcases in Tampa January 25 to February 5 and Orlando February 14 to 19. The effort aims to spark interest ahead of the 1939 New York World's Fair, with 110000 square feet secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Earl W. Brown
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
30Th Street
Pennsylvania Railway
New York
Grand Central Palace
New York City
Tampa Fair
Orlando
President Sees Value in Cross State Ship Canal
After a Florida cruise, President Roosevelt endorses the Florida Cross-State Ship Canal emphasizing time and safety savings over national defense. He urges speedier Everglades National Park work and believes the Overseas Highway to Key West will aid Miami. His visit was cut short by jaw surgery recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Roosevelt
Washington
Everglades National Park
Congress
Evergades National Park
Key West
Miami
FNS
State Forester Comments on WPA Allotment
State Forester Harry Lee Baker commented on a WPA grant of 71322 dollars for a Florida forestry project. He said the funds will hire many local fire wardens to aid forest fire prevention and conservation messaging in rural areas. The expenditure is expected to yield benefits to landowners counties and the state through taxes and wood using industry support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida
Harry Lee Baker
Baker
New Year Photo Guild Resolutions Promote Better Pictures
John van Guilder urges Snapshot Guild members to adopt a twelve month code of practice. The resolutions stress thinking before shooting, using sight not brain, creating central ideas, seeking hidden pictures through lighting and arrangement, practicing new techniques, and learning from mistakes to produce more and better photographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONG
John van Guilder
Six Lake County communities to exhibit at Lake County Fair
Altoona Clermont Groveland Montverde Mount Dora and Umatilla will display exhibits at the Lake County Fair in Eustis January 3 to 8. 4-H clubs show eight breeds of poultry hogs cattle and vegetables with an egg show and a wild life exhibit plus a January 7 4-H Club Day featuring a wildlife dedication parade and livestock and poultry judging contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Altoona
Clermont
Groveland
Montverde
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Eustis
County Home Demonstration
Lucie K. Miller
R. E. Norris
Wilmer Bassett
I.N. Kennedy
State Game
4-H Club
Taxicab Drivers and Their Terrible Meters as Poets
A witty remark about taxicab drivers illustrates a joke on poetry by linking poor meters to meter readings. The line relies on a pun between taxi meters and poetic meter.
Silly Sadie Mistakes Furniture Van Driver for Director
A playful remark notes Silly Sadie’s belief that the driver of a furniture van is a film director. The item captures a childlike misperception and light humor in everyday life.
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Silly Sadie
Lake County Horticultural Association Pays Patronage Dividends
The Lake County Horticultural Association mailed patronage dividends over $200 to members for the last six months on insecticides and fungicides. Col C E Lester reports growers have received nearly $500 this year on this item. Fertilizer contracts for 1938 Jan 1 to June 30 will save growers thousands. An all day January meeting is planned with picnic dinner citrus talk officer elections and tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Horticultural Association
Col. C. E. Lester
C. R. Hiatt
Lake County Groves Corp launches Home Acres land sale
Lake County Groves Corp launches Home Acres selling 200000 acres east of Eustis near Sorrento. The Ingersoll tract encompasses 12000 acres. W C Daniels of Eustis serves as treasurer and general manager. Homesites range from one to ten acres priced at one dollar per acre per month to own a home with orange trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Groves Corporation
Lake County
Eustis
Sorrento
Ingersoll
W. C. Daniels
70 Acre Clermont Grove Sale To Mr. and Mrs. Adkinson
The Stackhouse Grove Company sells 70 acres to Orlando residents Mr. and Mrs. Hal Adkinson. Fifty acres are bearing grove, purchased at a favorable price through Bowman and Bowman. The Adkins ons now own about 500 Clermont Minneola acres including 120 acres of bearing grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Hal Adkinson
Orlando
Stackhouse Grove Company
Bearing Grove
Bowman & Bowman
Clermont-Minneola
Florida
Lake County
Officials Laud Lake County Chamber of Commerce
State leaders praise the Lake County Chamber of Commerce for its ongoing programs and regional development. Governor Fred P. Relley, Agriculture Commissioner Nathan and other officials commend its activity and sustained influence in Florida’s Lake County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Fred P. Relley
Ee Onder
Comce
Nathan
Lake County Chamber of
Ion Ae
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
W. V. Knott
Lake
Lake County writer features Ekblaw grove tale
K J T Ekblaw, lake county grove owner, writes in a farm equipment journal about Florida impressions from the Tampa Fair and how he acquired a grove in Eustis. His Copper Institute of America affiliation frames an article titled How to Pick Long Life Galvanized Goods with practical farmer tips.
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Lake County
K. J. T. Ekblaw
Ekblaw
Florida
Tampa
Eustis
Copper Institute of America
Lake County forms Claude Pepper for Senate clubs
A Lake County group of Claude Pepper supporters met at the Courthouse to plan his senate bid. Harry Gaylord was elected temporary chairman and Dodge Taylor temporary secretary of the Lake County Claude Pepper for the Senate Club. Local communities will select chairmen and report them to the county committee to form a permanent organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Friends of
Claude
Pepper
United States Senate
Harry Gaylord
Eustis
Dodge Taylor
Howey-in-the Hills
Claude Pepper
Senate Club
Senator Popes
Clermont Chamber Receives Free Emblems for Clermont Florida
Ira E Burtiss of Clermont presents lithographic emblems to the Clermont Chamber of Commerce. The 4x6 inch emblems feature fruits fishing hills lakes and a sail with Clermont Florida across the center. The designs promote local pride and were issued at Burtiss's expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira E. Burtiss
Wisconsin
Minnehaha
Clermont
Florida
Burtiss
Clermont Chamber of Commerce
Building Beautiful Lake County Estate
Earl Marshall of Chicago plans a Lake County estate at Edgewater Beach on Johns Lake near Kilarney. He has a $40,000 home contract and develops a lake front property through J. B. Holbrook of the Holbrook Investment Co. Orlando. The development aims to be one of the finest in Lake County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Marshall
Chicago
Presttae Oe National Jewelers
Edgewater Beach
Johns Lake
Lake County
Kilarney
Mr. Marshall
J. B. Holbrook
The
Holbrook Investment Co
Orlando
300-lb Ice Punch Bowl Draws Florida Grape Exhibit
The Florida Grape Show at Montverde features a 300-pound ice punch bowl of Florida grape juice as a center of attraction. Fred Kreider of O K Ice Co. supplies the bowl and beverages during the July convention. Eustis clean-up campaign highlighted in a two-column illustration beside a street makeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated News
Associated Gas & Electric Company
United States
Florida
Montverde
Fred Kreider
O. K. Ice Co
Clermont
Carmen
Eustis
Lake County
Weekly City Prices Across Citrus Auctions
The report tracks weekly averages and highs for Grapefruit Indian River Florida Tangerines and Oranges. It notes varying car counts and declining prices from last week with highs on Monday and lows on midweek days across multiple regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Florida
Indian River
California
Texas
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Lake CO. Horticultural Ass
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Celamont
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Jane Withers
Princess
Gulf Life
Gulf Life Insurance Company
J. N. Wilson
Mount Dora, Florida
Home Office
Jacksonville, Florida
Art Lewis
Lake County Fair
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